Yennayer 2964 - Berber Amazigh Calendar Asseggas Ameggaz

Asseggas Ameggaz 

Here we are, the new Amazigh/ Berber new year 2964 is finally here. It was heart-warming to see lots of Imazighen (Berbers) traditionally celebrating their new year accross Noth Africa, Europe and all over the world.

It comes on 12th of January. Our first month of the year is called: Yennayer. This is a Berber compound word, that consists of two parts: 

Your green smoothie

For your vegan days, I suggest this Yummilicious and energising all natural/organic drink. As I mentioned before in previous posts, I am not a big fan of fruit and vegetable but I eat them because, well, they are good, obviously. My friends Chantal and her other half are vegan and tend to go all raw from time to time for body cleansing and detoxing purposes. I learn so much about eating raw from them. So, I've started consuming more raw than before.

The VVO lifestyle. (not Diet)

I am on a diet! Nah kidding.. diets aren't for me. I call it a lifestyle. 

Why can't I go on a diet? 

I couldn't go vegan and vegetarian all the way because I love our traditional

Love dolls, They're worth it.

Anyone who knows me well enough knows how much I LURV rag dolls. This love grows everyday. I want to make little

Croquet for Eid Ad'ha

Croquet is a quite filling baked, biscotti-looking, cake. it goes well with coffee with milk, especially for breakfast. Many Algerians love to make and eat it quite often in the north.

To do that you need the following ingredients:

Homemade Tortellini

These stuffed pasta bites were made by Italian, South African, American and Berber hands. It's a dish that's quite easy to make, especially if you own a pasta rolling machine.

Hello September Salad.

I forgot to mention: Flageolet beans 

I DIY-ed this Salad on 1st September as a starting points upon my resolutions. Hence the name September Salad. After Ramadan, I really didn't want to go back to hogging fast food and fizzy drinks. So, the resolution wasn't exactly about losing weight this time. Rather, it was about changing diet.